Jiang Xinyu stood with his hands lowered while Hattori Hikoo walked back and forth in the room twice and said, "How do you think the Ma Peiqu incident should be handled?"
Jiang Xinyu bowed and said: "I still feel that such half-hearted people must be eliminated from the secret service!"
Hattori Hikoo pondered and said: "However, there are still doubts about this matter. For example, why did Ma Peiqu record it?"
"This is easy to explain. He not only wanted to leave a way out for himself, but also wanted to always be ready to betray the other party. The purpose of recording was to obtain evidence, so that he could bite back at any time in the future. Then it can be said that he was trapping rebels!"
Jiang Xinyu was reminding Hattori Hikoo that Ma Peiqu’s purpose in doing this was simply to step on two boats and leave a way out on both sides!
Hattori Hikoo nodded slowly and said: "What you said makes sense... However, after all, this matter has not become an established fact, and the nature is not very bad."
"You mean...just forget it?"
"No! Let's do what you said, expel Ma Peiqu from the detective team and let him fend for himself!"
"yes!"
"Also, I have notified the police station and will also fire Ray-Ban and never hire him again!"
"Thank you Major for Ray Ban!"
"I said, as long as it is proven that he is not a rebel, I will be lenient!"
There is not a single sentence in the conversation recording that can prove that Lei Ban is a military commander, especially the conversation with Ma Peiqu in the Yongtai Teahouse, he is like a money-minded snob!
Moreover, after investigation, it was found that the reason why Lei Ban took such a risk and did such a thing was, as he said, because he had to redeem Xiao Taohong's life and owed Jiang Xinyu a huge foreign debt.
Hattori Hikoo simply released Ray Ban and gave Jiang Xinyu a favor. For ordinary people with no background and no backing, no matter whether there is evidence or not, it is just a matter of a bullet!
Instead of severely punishing Ma Peiqu, Councilor Yang played a big role. After all, Yanjin was nominally under the jurisdiction of the Wang Puppet Government, and some people still had to give face to them.
The most important thing is that although there is no evidence for Ma Peiqu's accusation that Jiang Xinyu is a communist, Hattori Hikoo still has some doubts in his heart.
Ten minutes later.
Lei Ban staggered out of the gate of the gendarmerie. Although he was not tortured, he could not avoid being beaten. His face was swollen like a steamed bun.
Jiang Xinyu rolled down the window and said, "Get in the car!"
Lei Ban covered his cheeks, opened the car door and got in, cursing in a low voice: "These grandsons are so cruel!"
"If you make it out of the gendarmerie alive, burn some incense and make dumplings to celebrate when you get home!" Jiang Xinyu handed him a cigarette.
Ray-Ban lit the cigarette, took a puff with a grin, and said: "My teeth are loose, I can't bite the dumplings, I can only drink porridge!"
"Who hit you?"
"That bastard named Sakai, I didn't even react. He strangled me like a madman and asked me if I was a rebel!"
"How did you answer?"
"The answer was nonsense. My tongue was hanging out at the time. I was just a few seconds away from being strangled to death by him!"
"He also slapped you in the face?"
"Yes. If you say I don't tell you the truth and start talking loudly, I'm a ****!"
"This has taught me a lesson. From now on, live a peaceful life and don't risk your life just for a few dollars!"
"Thanks!"
"For my good advice, you should thank me."
"I want to thank you for interceding for me. If I didn't have your face, I would have been detained in the gendarmerie for at least two months!"
"Two months? If you can come out on your own in one week, it will be a miracle!"
Although he was temporarily released, the Japanese will definitely monitor Ray Ban closely. He must stop all activities and enter a long period of dormancy!
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One month later, in the evening.
In the Lilac Cafe, Jiang Xinyu and Hattori Mina sat opposite each other.
"Xinyu, will your uncle and aunt blame you if you didn't go home during the Spring Festival this year?"
"No, they can also know that the road is not peaceful and there are wars everywhere."
"My brother hasn't been home for three days in a row. He has been staying at the gendarmerie all day..."
"There's been a lot going on lately, and even the detective team is busier than before."
"Did we lose the battle?"
"Who do you listen to?"
"That day when I went to the military police station, my brother went to the headquarters for a meeting. Lieutenant Miyamoto secretly told me that the Eighth Route Army had launched a surprise attack on Jingxian County, and it seemed that many people had died."
"Yes, more than twenty Imperial Army soldiers were killed in battle, and a batch of military supplies were robbed. By the time the Imperial Army's large forces arrived for reinforcements, the Eighth Route Army had long since fled without a trace!"
Hattori Mina was silent for a moment, sighed softly, and said: "Why do we have to fight back and forth? Can't we sit down and have a good talk? So many people have died, what should they do with their relatives..."
Jiang Xinyu smiled and said: "Don't say this to Major, otherwise you will definitely get scolded!"
Hattori Mina pouted and said, "I have been scolded a long time ago and said that I am as childish as a three-year-old child!"
The waiter came over and said respectfully: "Excuse me, are you Mr. Jiang?"
"right."
"We have your phone number at the bar."
"OK, thanks."
Jiang Xinyu stood up, came to the bar and picked up the phone: "Hello, who is this?"
"Captain Jiang, Major ordered you to come to the gendarmerie immediately!" Miyamoto's voice came on the phone.
"Okay, I'll be there soon!"
Putting down the phone, Jiang Xinyu paid the bill directly, then returned to the table and said: "Mina, Major has something to do with me, we have to leave."
"How do you know you are here, brother?" Hattori Mina said in confusion.
Jiang Xinyu put on his coat and said, "Did you tell Xiaolan that we were dating here?"
Hattori Mina thought for a while, then said with a look of enlightenment: "Oh, yes, Xiaolan will ask me where I am going every time before going out."
"That's right, Major must have called and asked Xiaolan."
"What's so urgent?"
"I didn't say anything on the phone."
The two got into the car, and Jiang Xinyu said, "I'll take you home first."
"No, you can go directly to the Gendarmerie. I'll get off the bus there. It's not too far from home anyway. Take a rickshaw back."
"That's fine."
During this period, there were two heavy snowfalls in Yanjin. Cars were often slower than rickshaws because they could not brake on smooth roads.
Jiang Xinyu drove the car slowly on the icy and snowy road and said, "Mina, how are you doing with your German studies?"
"I have no problem with simple conversations. The German teacher said I have language talent." Hattori Mina said proudly.
"You'll graduate in one month, right?"
"Well, to be precise, there are still forty days!"
Jiang Xinyu and Mei Ne were chatting, but their eyes were paying attention to the rearview mirror. When they came out of the Lilac Cafe, a rickshaw followed them not far or near.
The person in the car was wearing a top hat with the brim of the hat pulled very low, and a scarf covering his face so tightly that his face could not be seen.
Jiang Xinyu knew very well that through the Ma Peiqu incident, Hattori Hikoo would definitely be suspicious. He is a very suspicious person!
Could it be a spy sent by Hattori Hikoo?
It seems unlikely that he rushed to the military police now. If it were Hattori Hikoo's men, they must have received the information in advance, and they would not conduct such unnecessary surveillance.
More than half an hour later, the car stopped outside the gendarmerie. Jiang Xinyu got out of the car, and the rickshaw behind him walked along the side road.